Career Education Program: program plan

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National Institute of Education., 1974 - Career education
 

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Page 21 - A wide variety of paths leading to completion of requirements for graduation from high school should be made available to all students. Individual students must be encouraged to assume major responsibility for the determination of their educational goals, the development of the learning activities needed to achieve those goals, and the appraisal of their progress.
Page 32 - Research. NIE supports research concerning the relationship of education and work. These include studies of the changing economic and non-economic returns to individuals and society from the investment in education, and policy analyses examining assumptions about the match between educational experience and world of work experience. These studies...
Page 5 - ... do this by supporting studies in substantive areas related to: (1) The interactions between education and work institutions; and (2) Career education within the United States. (b) The objectives of the program are to: (1) Improve understanding of the relationship between education and work; (2) Increase the contribution education makes to individuals...
Page 11 - Its stated purpose is to enable workers to adapt to changes in techniques and in conditions of work and to promote their social advancement and participation in cultural, economic and social development.
Page 34 - Institute for Social Research. University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Page 22 - Capabilities as a consumer, not only of goods, but, more significantly, of the cultural riches of civilization.
Page 29 - National School Public Relations Association (1801 N. Moore St., Arlington, VA 22209).
Page 29 - Begle, et. al., Career Education: An Annotated Bibliography for Teachers and Curriculum Developers, (Palo Alto, CA: American Institutes for Research, January 1973); Larry L.
Page 1 - NIE-sponsored survey show that Americans place preparation for work, economic success, and better jobs above a variety of other reasons why people should go to school. While public expectations regarding the contribution of schooling to success in life are high, there is considerable evidence that young people leaving school are not well prepared for the adult world.
Page 30 - The consequences of sex bias in the content of major achievement test batteries.

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